Dress-fastener.



C. A. GARDINER. DRESS FASTEHEB.

nrLxoA'rxox funn Dnc. ze. 1901.

latented Oct. 13, 1908.

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witnesses tion of my device with the 'erate'on those portions of the `the .end of mv (IA RLOS A. GARDINER, OF THE UNITED s'rA'rEs NAVY DRE SS-FASTENER. i

To all whe-r1. may c0ncem.

Beit knownthat I, CARLOS A. GARDINER, lieutenant of the United States Navy, `at present attac-hed to the U. S. S. St. Louis, ave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dress-Fasteneis; andI I do ereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact descri tion o the invention, such yas will enable ot 1ers skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and usel the saine.

Vly r :vention relates to dress fastenings, and the object of my invention isto producesuch a fastening which shall be easy to op dress that are not readily accessible to the hands vof the wearer, and which shallv struct, certa-in in action, and not liable to get out of order.l

To these ends my invention consists in two rniain `parts, one adapted to be snapped into the other, and a third or clamping part adapted to fasten and unasten-said main parts, all as will more fully hereinafter yapV pear.

and'novel arrangement of` parts, more fully hereinafter disclosed and pa; cularlgpointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speeificationzfFigure 1, represents a side elevational view of a portogether. Fig. 2, a like elevational view showing the two parts separated, or'unlocked from each other. Fig. 3, an elevation of my dwice when looked'at in a direction at 'rivlit an les to the View, am Fig. 4,.,a plan shown IiFigs. 1 andi?, view looking down upon u device, showing the cloth in cross section.

Like letters indicatelik'e parts in all the fviews, and the dimensions of the various parts, shown in each of the views, are given on a greatly exaggerated scale, in order that the construction of my devicejmay be rendered clear.' A, is one of the main portions of my dress fjitener, and is coin osed of thin sheetmatrivial, such as steel rubber, cellul'oid, or

other elastic substances, which is bent o i .gular D g the otherwise suitably formed into a tri'r shape, as shown, and having the bac twoside "aws an opening between the same; andthe later-ally extending flanges C. The other main portion of my dress fastener is .Specification ot Letters lilatent. Application med December 2a, i907. semi No. 40s,i0.

be cheap to con- I sition shown in. Fig. 4, the two My invention further consists, in the -de-v tails of construction two parts secured B, and consist-s oi afi-lat piece denoted by which is struck upg,

thin sheet material, from tongue E. This locking tongue may have any suitable shape, but it is preferablylmade of a diamond shape in cross section, as best' shown in Fig. 4,and it is adapted to snap in between the spring side walls of the part A,

strips, -whicli are ada tedY to b e, seti7 'pr otherwise secured to t e respectiv fl (J1` any openingin a garment; for exa pe ,he

'opening in the backV of a ladys sl-iii tgfiivA -and when the locking'tong'.-e E, ism he p :opening will be firmly secured together. Uf; course the two main portions A, and Bf,- of Amy device may be'dir'ectly securedA toV the sufficiently small dimensions as .not toattract the wearer.

e portion C, as best shown in Fig. 3 ,"and the end portions of the tnguehare beveled ol, as shown in Figsl, 2 and yfor a' PulpOSe described below. Y lf fhen the main locked positions, las best shown in- Fig. 4, the flanges C, and the outer ed e nf the plate B; are embraced by clamps F, are adapted to slide up v endg; down teianges C, and the said clalinps arecoiinectedfi by a bail, oi' yoke G. 'Phisyoke eittends' across the tongueaQE, aiidalways lfcil'i ie position between the partsV A, `v and Shown.; v

longer than t has been completely occupy the position s own in Fig. 2.

or otherwise secured thereto, the `locking cloth may be in the form of AThese clain s ila o ened, the. partsy Wi When the cordl P, is pulled on, the clamps F,

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aps of anyy opening, and in all cases the said parts are made of thin material and are of attention, or tol cause any inconvenienceto 1 parts A, and B, are in jtheir VVli'ei'i the clamps F, are lowered `from the@ will ride up the flanges() and plate B, and if the Hap is open they will then force the said lparts mto locking close the flap.

`In order,to secure the cloth' of. the arts A,

and B, the same are provided with t e holes L, and K, respectively, and in order that the fastening to 'other of the two parts may be ,Y facilitated, t e sidewalls of the part A, are

made sulicientl'y thin and elastic, toreadily j admit the tongue Eyand the tongue E, 1s also made sufficiently elastic in order to cause it to'jreadil'y enter between the side walls of v thalpart A, but of course all of the elasticit 1,5 -co In order' to 'accomplish this `urpose, it would -onlybe necessaryto make t e saidtongue of d be involved in the tongue E, if desire an' easily compressible shape, or material.

j briefly summarized as follows -The main parte A, and B, of small, thin, light material,

are suitably secured to the respective aps of y e operation of my device will be clear from the4 above description, but may be an opening in a garment, and cord '0, and P, are. suitably hooked into, or otherwise ati tached to the eyelets Q, and R; and when it desired to close the ilaps of said'openinlg,

' 4.the ,cord P, ispulled upon and the'tongue mntbeins S '-1 Ofcourse I onjot Wish to be understood as isfthereby forced in between the side Walls of the part A. When it is desiredto open the flaps, the cordO, is ulled upon, and the action of the ail G causes the part orced from the part and the tongue E,.therebldisenga ed from the walls ofvsaid i :my invention tothe construction 'and arrangement of parts hereinbefore described except as is re uired by theappended claims, since it is evident that. the-structure may be widel- I varied b those skilled in the art, without d/e'aparting rom the spirit of my invention..

p Havingthus described my invention what Iclaimis:'-. e 1` l 1. In adress fastener, the combination of two main parts adapted to befastened to the y aps of an o. ening, and one of said parts provided Wit a locking tongue extending substantiallythroughout its le A h, and the i otherof said arts rovided wit an oblong engagement and thereby l Witnesses:

two main parts adapted to be fastened to the respectlve iiapslof an opening, comprisin an oblong tongue and slot extending su stantiall the entire length of said parts and vprovide with inclined inter-en aging means; and ameans ada ted to slide ongitudin-ally of said tongue a'n slot to force the same into, and out of locking engagement, substantially as described.

3. In a dress fastener, the combination of a'fiat oblong main part rovided with a locking-tongue; a second o long main part triangular incross sectionprovided with an ob ong opening adapted to receive said tongue, and with oblong flanges adapted to contact with the flat surface of said iirst main part; andslidable means adapted to force said main arts into and out of engagement, su stantially as described.

4. In a dress fastener, the combination of two oblong main parts adapted to be fas- 'tened to the flaps of a dress, and provided with inter-engaging parts; and a all' of sliding clamps adapted to force sai( parts into locking engagement, and provided with a bail adapted to force said ,parts out of locking engagement, substantiallyl as described.

5. In a dress fastener, the combination of two oblonr main' parts adapted' to be fastened to tlhe flaps of an opening, one provided with an oblong locking tongue having a beveled end, and the other with aV recessto receive said tongue; a pair of sliding clamps to force said parts into locking engagement;

-and a bail spanning and connecting said clamps adapted to ride down said beveled end, vand lforce, the said parts out of locking engagement, substantial y4 as described.

6. In adress fastener, the combination of 'two--oblon main parts adapted to be fastened to t e flaps of an opening, one .pro-

vided with an ob ong locking'tongue havlng a ocking beveled end, and the other with a recess to y receive said'tongue; a pair of sliding clamps to force said parts into locking engagement; and 'a bail spanning and connecting said clamps and provide with eyes; and cords in said eyes, and said bail adapted to ride down said beveled end, and force the said parts out of locking engagement substantially asv described. I In testimony whereof, I aix my signature,

. in presence of two witnesses.

CARLOS GAR'DINER.

H. GLIXMAN, WM. LATHAM. 

